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Chángzhōu (常州): A Critical Review

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November 15th 2009
A bit about the city. For starters, Changzhou's prefecture-level population is around 3.5 million and its urban population is about 825,000, making it a pretty small city by Chinese standards. Changzhou is conveniently located for transportation to other places, but is no tourist destination itself. The first three times I went to the downtown area, I did not see a single foreigner. Since then, th ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more